History & Criticism
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Baseline Shift: Untold Stories of Women in Graphic Design History
$27.50 Read moreBaseline Shift captures the untold stories of women across time who used graphic design to earn a living while changing the world.
Baseline Shift centers diverse women across backgrounds whose work ha- Author: Scotford, Martha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 26 2021
- ISBN10: 1648960065
- Language: English
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Art Deco Complete: The Definitive Guide to the Decorative Arts of the 1920s and 1930s
$150.00 Read moreAlastair Duncan’s Art Deco Complete is the last word in Art Deco, the most glamorous decorative arts style and the one that shaped popular ideas of modern luxury.
“For those who wish they could live- Author: Duncan, Alastair
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0810980460
- Language: English
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The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change
$29.95 Read moreHow to develop an ethical design practice and build a better world.
The choices made by designers have a significant effect on the world. Yet so much of the discourse on design focuses on aesthetics r- Author: Lima, Manuel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047632
- Language: English
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Fashion: A Manifesto
$21.95 Read moreWith a critical eye trained on the capitalistic allure and environmental impact of the fashion industry, this timely and stirringly argued book puts forward a radical new approach to the way we repres… [more below]
- Author: Grose, Anouchka
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1912559498
- Language: English
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The Design Book
$27.99 Add to cartDiscover the key ideas, innovations, and breakthroughs in the history of design.
This book is the perfect introduction to the subject. It explores and explains the big ideas and key principles behind- Series: DK Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0744098726
- Language: English
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Here: Where the Black Designers Are
$27.50 Add to cartCelebrated designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller’s memoir of a life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question “Where are the Black designers?”
Cheryl D. Holmes-Mill- Author: Holmes-Miller, Cheryl D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1797225723
- Language: English
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Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered
$24.95 Add to cart- Author: Norman, Donald A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0262548305
- Language: English
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Liberty: The History – Luxury Edition: Treasure from the Archives of the London Department Store
$65.00 Add to cartLiberty is the last word in bohemian luxury, a destination and brand celebrated for its unique blend of avant-garde design and expert craftsmanship.
Liberty: the History – Luxury edition celebrates th
- Author: Rieber, Marie-Therese
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 180279607X
- Language: English
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Design After Capitalism: Transforming Design Today for an Equitable Tomorrow
$32.95 Add to cartHow design can transcend the logics, structures, and subjectivities of capitalism: a framework, theoretical grounding, and practical principles.
The designed things, experiences, and symbols that we u- Author: Wizinsky, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0262543567
- Language: English
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Surf Craft: Design and the Culture of Board Riding
$44.95 Add to cartThe evolution of the surfboard, from traditional Hawaiian folk designs to masterpieces of mathematical engineering to mass-produced fiberglass.
Surfboards were once made of wood and shaped by hand, ob
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Kenvin, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 18 2014
- ISBN10: 0262027607
- Language: English
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The Little Book of the Little Black Dress: 100 Years of a Fashion Icon
$8.95 Add to cartThe iconic dress that has stood the test of time.
Contemporary yet classic, the little black dress never goes out of style. Popularized by Coco Chanel in the 1920s, the style freed women from the cors
- Series: Little Books of Fashion #2
- Author: Hippo! Orange
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1800694075
- Language: English
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Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
$15.95 Add to cartWhen it comes to artificial intelligence, we either hear of a paradise on earth or of our imminent extinction. It’s time we stand face-to-digital-face with the true powers and limitations of the algor
- Author: Fry, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 0393357368
- Language: English
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Japanese Design Since 1945: A Complete Sourcebook
$85.00 Add to cart“Pollock knows the country’s design history well and the key role that design has in Japanese society. . . . In nearly 500 fully illustrated pages, she profiles 70 architects and designers.” —Archite… [more below]
- Author: Pollock, Naomi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1419750542
- Language: English
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Who Can Afford to Be Critical?: An Inquiry Into What We Can’t Do Alone, as Designers, and Into What We Might Be Able to Do Together, as People
$17.00 Add to cartOn the conditions and limits of critical thinking for design culture under capitalism
Design schools increasingly urge students to address social, political and environmental issues in their work. But
- Author: Matos, Afonso
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 9083270637
- Language: English
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Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
$18.99 Read moreAs entertaining as it is incisive, Stoned is a raucous journey through the history of human desire for what is rare, and therefore precious.
What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? An
- Author: Raden, Aja
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 29 2016
- ISBN10: 0062334700
- Language: English
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Signos Y S?mbolos (Signs and Symbols): Gu?a Ilustrada de Su Origen Y Significado
$26.00 Add to cartDiscover the fascinating origins and meanings of over 2,000 signs and symbols from mythology and religion to astrology and ancient tribes in this comprehensive guide.
For centuries, symbols have been- Series: DK Compact Culture Guides
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1465497684
- Language: Spanish
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The Longing for Less: What’s Missing from Minimalism
$18.99 Read moreThe New Yorker staff writer and Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the deep roots-and untapped possibilities-of our newfound, all-consuming drive to reduce.
“Less is more” Everywhere we hear the- Author: Chayka, Kyle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 09, 2024
- ISBN10: 1639734198
- Language: English
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The Story of the Hermès Scarf
$16.95 Add to cartSought-after, sophisticated and versatile, the Hermès carré is wearable art that never goes out of fashion. Unveiling the history and artistry of the brand’s silk accessory from the first designs in
- Author: Graves, Laia Farran
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1838611460
- Language: English
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What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World
$28.00 Add to cartNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR and LitHub
Winner of the 2021 Science in Society Journalism Book Prize A fascinating and provocative new way of looking at the things we use and the spaces we inha- Author: Hendren, Sara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 073522000X
- Language: English
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Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design
$27.50 Read moreA rich, inclusive, contemporary, and global look at design diversity, past and present, through essays, interviews, and images curated by design educator and advocate Kaleena Sales.
As the design ind
- Author: Sales, Kaleena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1797223623
- Language: English
